Even Mo' Mod Jazz

by N/A

Overview

The third in a series of collections of danceable jazz from the late 1950s to the mid-1970s that wasn't afraid to throw in rock, soul, pop, and blues elements (the prior volumes being Mod Jazz and Mo' Mod Jazz). What makes this stand out from other compilations of the sort, not to mention most jazz compilations of any sort, is its sheer irreverence and willingness to mix in tracks that might be considered inappropriate, or downright blasphemous, by purists. Thus you get esteemed veterans like Woody Herman doing modern rock and psychedelic hits, and while that's not always a great thing (Ella Fitzgerald's "Get Ready" doesn't come off), it's a gas to hear, for instance, Jackie Wilson singing "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" with Count Basie. It's a pretty unpredictable, but usually quite cool, mix of singers, instrumentalists, and styles, from Bobby Bland doing "Honey Child" and the Young-Holt Trio's lounge jazz-soul to Billy Stewart's typically strange interpretation of "Secret Love," Andy Williams' (yes, that Andy Williams) loosening up on the mambo "House of Bamboo," Trini Lopez doing "Unchain My Heart," and Googie Rene doing loopy Vegas-style jazz on "Caesar's Pad." Jazz can be fun, and not beyond some worthwhile kitsch, as this anthology proves despite some duff spots. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	06/08/1999
Label:	Kent
UPC:	0029667217125
Rank:	131894

Tracks

1. Another Plan for School Mix Up
2. Hush  - Woody Herman  - William "Mickey" Stevenson
3. Uptight (Everything's Alright)  - Count Basie  - Henry Cosby  - Sylvia Moy  - Jackie Wilson  - Stevie Wonder
4. Get Ready  - Ella Fitzgerald  - Smokey Robinson
5. Hang on Sloopy  -  Basie  - Wes Farrell  - Bert Russell
6. Honey Child  - Bobby "Blue" Bland  - Deadric Malone
7. Ain't There Something Money Can't Buy  -  Young-Holt Unlimited
8. Musty Rusty, Pt. 1  - Lou Donaldson
9. My Back Scratcher  - Frank Frost  - Chip Young
10. Shimmy  - Toussaint McCall
11. Light My Fire  - John Densmore  - Erma Franklin  - Robby Krieger  - Ray Manzarek  - Jim Morrison
12. Fever  - Eddie Cooley  - John Davenport
13. I Heard It Through the Grapevine  - Karen Hernandez  - Barrett Strong  - Norman Whitfield
14. Secret Love  - Sammy Fain  - Billy Stewart  - Paul Francis Webster
15. Unchain My Heart  - Freddy James  - Isham Jones  - Trini Lopez
16. Caesar's Pad
17. House of Bamboo  - William Crompton  -  Murrells  - Andy Williams
18. Feeling Good  - Jean DuShon
19. Psychedelic Sally  - Eddie Jefferson  - Horace Silver
20. The Point, Pt. 1
21. The Point (Pt. 2)
22. I Got to See My Baby, Pt. 2
23. Ain't It a Groove  - Dave Hamilton

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dave Hamilton   Primary Artist
Billy Stewart   Primary Artist
Andy Williams   Primary Artist
Count Basie Orchestra   Primary Artist
Count Basie   Primary Artist
Lou Donaldson   Primary Artist
Bobby "Blue" Bland   Primary Artist
Woody Herman   Primary Artist
Erma Franklin   Primary Artist
Trini Lopez   Primary Artist
Jackie Wilson   Primary Artist
Toussaint McCall   Primary Artist
Ella Fitzgerald   Primary Artist
Jean DuShon   Primary Artist
Karen Hernandez   Primary Artist
Eddie Jefferson   Primary Artist
Young-Holt Unlimited   Primary Artist
Frank Frost   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Eddie Jefferson   Performer
Eddie Cooley   Composer
Ella Fitzgerald   Performer
Erma Franklin   Performer
John Davenport   Composer
Deadric Malone   Composer
Horace Silver   Composer
Robby Krieger   Composer
Ray Manzarek   Composer
Dave Hamilton   Performer
Young-Holt Unlimited   Performer
Stevie Wonder   Composer
Henry Cosby   Composer
William "Mickey" Stevenson   Composer
Toussaint McCall   Performer
Trini Lopez   Performer
Paul Francis Webster   Composer
Lou Donaldson   Composer,Performer
John Densmore   Composer
Wes Farrell   Composer
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Sammy Fain   Composer
Norman Whitfield   Composer
Frank Frost   Performer,Composer
Count Basie   Performer
Barrett Strong   Composer
Jackie Wilson   Performer
Chip Young   Composer
Billy Stewart   Performer
Isham Jones   Composer
Bobby "Blue" Bland   Performer
Sylvia Moy   Composer
Bert Russell   Composer
Andy Williams   Performer
Jim Morrison   Composer
Freddy James   Composer
Count Basie Orchestra   Performer
Jean DuShon   Performer
Norman Murrells   Composer
Woody Herman   Performer
William Crompton   Composer